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Air-to-Air Stinger

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The Air-to-Air Stinger, or ATAS, is an air-to-air missile system developed from the shoulder-launched FIM-92 Stinger for use on helicopters such as the AH-64 Apache, the T129 ATAK and the Eurocopter Tiger, as well as on unmanned aircraft such as the MQ-1 Predator. The missile itself is identical to the shoulder-launched Stinger. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Guided Missile 1
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Air-to-air missile 1
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Source Wikipedia: Air-to-Air Stinger
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1. Wikipedia: Air-to-Air Stinger
  • Lead section
    The Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) (also unofficially called AIM-92 Stinger) is an air-to-air missile system developed from the shoulder-launched FIM-92 Stinger, for use on helicopters such as the AH-64 Apache, T129 ATAK, Eurocopter Tiger, and also UAVs such as the MQ-1 Predator.
  • Operated By: United States Army, Article text
    The US Army has used the ATAS variant on its OH-58D Kiowa Warrior and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in the air-to-air role.
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Wikidata: Air-to-Air Stinger
Wikidata Q1041627, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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